McConnell KC-135 Stratotanker #58-0065 takes off as part of an operational readiness exercise on Aug. 17, 2010, from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The exercise began Aug. 15 and required the base to deploy more than 100 Airmen and four of McConnell’s 63 Stratotankers. - USAF photo by Sr. Airman Abigail Klein